NewWater offer a great range of Rain Water tanks and an Aqua Reviva greywater systems. Their range of tanks include:
- slimline tanks
- in-slab tanks
- under-house tanks
Sustainable Gardening Australia has some great resources for helping to keep your garden green. Visit the SGA forum for heaps of great tips like sodium free soap and drought tolerant plants.
The City of Melbourne website has a handy water use calculator to help you understand just how much water you're using in the home. Check out Household Water Use Calculator page for details.
The Eco Bag water saving device is an automatic watering system consisting of a plastic container which drips water into the roots of a shrub or tree over a long period. The bag holds 20 litres of water and its capillary wick will drip one litre of water every 24 hours. Made from special heavy duty UV-treated plastic, the bag gives coverage of half a square meter around the base of the plant. Its ability to save water by reducing soil moisture evaporation losses and prevention of weeds from competing for water at the base of the plant is a big plus for the Eco Bag.
Check out the Eco Bag product page for more.
Water your plants only when they need it by testing soil moisture content with a water probe. Available at most good hardware stores for a measly $12, a soil moisture probe can check the water content of your soil.
Australians average 8 minutes per shower using up approximately 120 liters of water with a standard shower rose installed. Smaller more efficient shower heads still use approximately 70 liters of water per shower. Multiply this by the number of people in your household and it starts to add up.
For the sake of $30, nick down to your local hardware store and and pick up a water efficient shower rose, or consider a 4 minute shower timer to help you halve your shower time.
Want an easy affordable way to reduce the amount of water you flush down the loo everyday? Whack a brick in your cistern and bob's your uncle. If your toilet has a rather large cistern, then just remove the lid and carefully place a house brick inside where it won't interfere with any of the inner plumbing.
This method will reduce the amount of water you flush down the drain by a litter or more per flush.
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